tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post531565588158077631..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Well hello there, winterEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-23108620417256342152008-12-10T16:46:00.000-06:002008-12-10T16:46:00.000-06:00Yeah, lots of 2-3 inches, the occasional 10-12 inc...Yeah, lots of 2-3 inches, the occasional 10-12 inches, and once in a great while, 18+ inches. Amarillo's really high, nearly 3700feet above sea level.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the scrub land and oil derricks, though, especially if you went through on I-40. Contrary to popular belief, there is scenery in the Panhandle (admittedly not much), but they built the interstate to avoid all of it. <BR/><BR/>And like the Oklahoma you remember, crazy windy. My theory is that it's the constant howling of that relentless wind that creates such a virulent strain of redneckery in that part of the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-16261359322363888132008-12-10T15:37:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:37:00.000-06:00apc - Texas panhandle get a lot of snow, too? My o...apc - Texas panhandle get a lot of snow, too? My only experience with that area was driving through it on my way out west. And hooooly crap did it feel like it took forever to get through. Not much out there but scrub land and oil derricks. <BR/><BR/>MG & RT - Thanks much!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-13664460339887573322008-12-10T15:01:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:01:00.000-06:00Beautiful pictures!Beautiful pictures!Reem Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643077243754355693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-81621202133183920732008-12-10T10:26:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:26:00.000-06:00Lovely essay, and really beautiful photos. Thanks ...Lovely essay, and really beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.Peter Patauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791464275398693662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-44501837739104432452008-12-09T15:06:00.000-06:002008-12-09T15:06:00.000-06:00Well, being originally from the Texas Panhandle my...Well, being originally from the Texas Panhandle myself (Amarillo), I know what you mean about a walk through the snow, which I sorely miss; not much snow here in Austin. Shoot, we'll sometimes go several years without so much as a hard freeze around here.<BR/><BR/>There are all kinds of greenbelts and the like scattered throughout town, and it's nice to get away from things there, but I don't think anything beats the walk in the snow. There's something about the quality of the silence that makes it different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-18148060419605086022008-12-09T14:43:00.000-06:002008-12-09T14:43:00.000-06:00Ah, December in Oklahoma. As I remember it, it was...Ah, December in Oklahoma. As I remember it, it was just crazy windy and the temperature fluctuated wildly but at most we'd get an inch or two of snow. Which, of course, lead to absolute panic among native drivers. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-25847752440939233352008-12-09T14:36:00.000-06:002008-12-09T14:36:00.000-06:00The same...it actually snowed here today. Yesterda...The same...it actually snowed here today. Yesterday it was 70 and today 27...must be Oklahoma in December!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com